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The Associated Press

Updated:
05/06/2014 06:12:48 AM EDT

"It's not me that finished it, the Egyptians have. The problem is not with me." — Presidential candidate Abdel-Fattah El-Sissi speaking about the ban imposed on the country's Muslim Brotherhood group in his first campaign TV interview Monday.

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"The Cajon Pass is going to be a nightmare for the next 24 to 48 hours at least. So if at all possible, avoid it altogether, because there is just no way they're going to open it any time soon." — San Bernardino County Fire Captain Josh Wilkins on the closure of Interstate 15 northeast of Los Angeles.

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"Tell them to get on board." — President Barack Obama, in his statement on the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo, urging Latino lawmakers and advocates to press Republicans to act on overhauling the nation's immigration laws.